Papers by Marilisa Biscione
Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes, 2023
View related articles View Crossmark data A late 16th century garden in Ponte dell'Elce (Viterbo,... more View related articles View Crossmark data A late 16th century garden in Ponte dell'Elce (Viterbo, Italy): research improvement and conservation issues marilisa biscione, federica gaspari, giuseppe romagnoli & nicola masini Abstract: The Ponte dell'Elce site has a long and interesting history. Its peculiarities are the continuous exploitation of the natural resources and the significant changes of use since the Middle Ages. Compared to previous studies, this research has improved the study of the topographic-archaeological context of the entire site and the study of the historical artistic and vegetational/botanical aspects of the historical garden. Finally, the state of abandonment and degradation and the exposure to thefts and damages of the architectural and sculptural heritage require us to reflect on the conservation issues.
Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments IV, 2019
This paper presents the results of an experiment aiming to measure the vibrational frequencies of... more This paper presents the results of an experiment aiming to measure the vibrational frequencies of the main structures of the medieval church of San Domenico (Matera, southern Italy) and relate them to the mechanical properties of geological stratigraphy and construction materials. Vibrational frequencies are measured by means of the ground-based radar inteferometry technique using a Ku-band radar. Time series of ground-based radar data are processed to measure displacements and vibration frequencies of the church structures. Data collected by a seismic triaxal station for the measurement of the H/V ratio are also processed to compare with radar-based frequencies measurements, providing information about the main vibration frequency ranges of the church structures and, more important, disentangle the site and structure vibration frequencies.
Geoheritage, 2021
Knowledge and management of areas with various cultural and natural assets represent both a chall... more Knowledge and management of areas with various cultural and natural assets represent both a challenge and an opportunity: a challenge, since it is not so trivial to analyse and to correlate different assets in the same geographic area, and an opportunity, since it represents a chance for scientific cooperation, communication, and dissemination of activities in territorial and cultural enhancement and for approaching themes and topics that are often socially a bit known, or unknown. At the same time, this will lead to having more awareness of peculiarities present in one’s territory and consequently to operate in such a way for geoconservation. The Area of Multidisciplinary Interest (AMI) can offer copious literature on its cultural heritage, even if it is often referred to as specific and/or expert end users. A multidisciplinary approach to the cultural and environmental heritage and to its communication/dissemination is required to avoid dispersal of knowledge. The Mount Vulture area, in southern Italy, has been chosen as an example of testing the possibility to work out, on the trail of previous similar studies, multicultural subjects to enhance the cultural heritage of territory, for use by both geo and non-geo end users. The Vulture is a strato-volcano whose activity was developed in Middle Pleistocene times, and thus, its genesis and evolution are therefore linked to the recent deformation activity affecting the south-Apennine chain. Some Vulture areas have represented the ideal habitat for life, hunting, and gathering activities in prehistoric times. Many sites of interest have provided palaeontological and archaeological materials allowing a deeper knowledge of the environmental context of the human presence during Palaeolithic and Mesolithic times. Topics as human, environment, and landscape evolutions are here proposed and designed for students with a different educational degree.
Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments III, 2018
The study is focused on villages that are abandoned throughout the Basilicata from the 13th to th... more The study is focused on villages that are abandoned throughout the Basilicata from the 13th to the 15th century (Masini 1998), which is an emblematic case of abandonment of settlements in Late Middle Ages, which was a very common phenomenon throughout the whole Europe, attracting the interest of several historians and archaeologists (Demians d’Archimbaud 2001) The aim of the present study is to offer a contribution to knowledge of the medieval Basilicata’s landscapes and settlement’s dynamics with a multidisciplinary approach, derived from the rescue archeology: we have integrated the documentary sources with the use of spatial analysis and predictive models (Danese et al. 2009). The preventive archeology was born to conciliate the protection of archeological heritage, in evidence and potential, with the needs of urban design and planning. It is of fundamental importance, for a reliable evaluation of archaeological potential (identifying invisible traces) to use innovative diagnosti...
In questo lavoro viene presentata la redazione di uno stato dell'arte relativo alle applicazi... more In questo lavoro viene presentata la redazione di uno stato dell'arte relativo alle applicazioni delle ICT, in particolare il
The PRO_CULT project promotes the development and the use of innovative low cost methodology for ... more The PRO_CULT project promotes the development and the use of innovative low cost methodology for both monitoring and protecting cultural heritage and the growth of a cultural identity of local communities. It aims to develop sensing technologies and operating procedures in the field of security and the preservation of artistic, archaeological, architectural and landscape heritage with particular reference to emergency situations and to involve new different end users types. This approach has led to the release of products, technologies and operational methods, low cost and user-friendly paying attention to accessibility, sustainability, and citizen participation [1].
In questo contributo e descritto un metodo per la valutazione dello stato di conservazione dei Sa... more In questo contributo e descritto un metodo per la valutazione dello stato di conservazione dei Sassi di Matera, sito iscritto nella lista del Patrimonio Mondiale dell'UNESCO dal 1993 (i Sassi e il Parco delle Chiese Rupestri di Matera) e recentemente eletto
The Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage of the National Research Council, in coo... more The Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage of the National Research Council, in cooperation with the Italian Institute of Castles - section of Basilicata, has designed and developed the digital Atlas of Castles of Basilicata. This Atlas, named BasiliCastle, aims at being a concrete contribution to the knowledge, fruition and promotion of the fortified architectural heritage of Basilicata. It includes a WebGIS and an App. The WebGIS is based on free geographical data and it is shared and supported by OpenStreetMap platform. The App provides users with a detailed geographical data, the historical and architectural description, pictures and 3D models of the castles. BasiliCastle has been developed using an Open Source environment and allows to share all the data which are fully available to users.
Il presente lavoro, nell'ambito della tematica Analisi avanzate archeologico e del paesaggio,... more Il presente lavoro, nell'ambito della tematica Analisi avanzate archeologico e del paesaggio, mostra un insieme di tecniche utilizzate e casi di studio seguiti, relativi allo sviluppo di alcuni modelli applicati in ambiti territoriali diversi e con finalita diverse. Piu nello specifico tali esempi riguardano lo studio di dinamiche insediative nel bacino idrografico del rio Grande di Nazca, lospaziale applicate a scala regionale ed infine la costruzione di un nel Tavoliere.
Il contributo presenta zbSens, tra i piu innovativi sistemi di tracciabilita e protezione del Pat... more Il contributo presenta zbSens, tra i piu innovativi sistemi di tracciabilita e protezione del Patrimonio Culturale: i suoi componenti sono miniaturizzati e non invasivi, low cost, userfriendly ed a bassissimo consumo energetico. Puo essere facilmente utilizzato per garantire la movimentazione di singole opere
This paper shows the first results of a research project on a medieval and early modern complex i... more This paper shows the first results of a research project on a medieval and early modern complex in Ponte dell’Elce near Viterbo. Final aim of this work is to enhance knowledge of the site through multidisciplinary investigations, and to develope a methodological approach to understand and preserve similar contexts where natural elements and artistic artefacts are merged to form a unique masterpiece. The archaeological, architectural and artistic value of Ponte dell’Elce is due to an extraordinary stratification of ages and kind of use of this area, always influenced by two natural elements widely spread in the countries around Viterbo: the tuff rocks and the water sources. In particular water was a basic resource for agriculture, animal farming, and industrial activities (especially watermills) during the Middle Ages, but also a distinguishing feature of many residences with gardens and hunting reserves built by aristocracy in Northern Lazio during the XVI century. In this period, t...
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021, 2021
Heritage, 2019
Cultural heritage is the creative expression of a people’s presence in the past. It represents a ... more Cultural heritage is the creative expression of a people’s presence in the past. It represents a driving force to create, develop, and consolidate the sense of identity, belonging, and citizenship, as well as a means to appreciate the diversity of people and develop a policy for peace and mutual understanding. Furthermore, heritage is a source of economic development and a key factor for sustainable development. The dissemination of such values among people and the transmission of heritage to the future generations entail putting into the field proper actions, from the knowledge to the protection and conservation, and from the enhancement to the fruition and management. Such requirements increasingly involve the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) that can be considered the paradigm shift to create novel job opportunities in the field of cultural heritage. This paper aims to discuss an experience led by the Institute of Archaeological and Monumental Heritage of ...
Remote Sensing, 2018
Despite the recognized effectiveness of LiDAR in penetrating forest canopies, its capability for ... more Despite the recognized effectiveness of LiDAR in penetrating forest canopies, its capability for archaeological prospection can be strongly limited in areas covered by dense vegetation for the detection of subtle remains scattered over morphologically complex areas. In these cases, an important contribution to improve the identification of topographic variations of archaeological interest is provided by LiDAR-derived models (LDMs) based on relief visualization techniques. In this paper, diverse LDMs were applied to the medieval site of Torre Cisterna to the north of Melfi (Southern Italy), selected for this study because it is located on a hilly area with complex topography and thick vegetation cover. These conditions are common in several places of the Apennines in Southern Italy and prevented investigations during the 20th century. Diverse LDMs were used to obtain maximum information and to compare the performance of both subjective (through visual inspections) and objective (thro...
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2016
ATHENA H2020 Twinning project is a three-year duration project and its main objective is to stren... more ATHENA H2020 Twinning project is a three-year duration project and its main objective is to strengthen the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) Remote Sensing Science and Geo-Environment Research Laboratory in the field of “Remote Sensing Archaeology” by creating a unique link between two internationally-leading research institutions: National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). Through the ATHENA project, CUT’s staff research profile and expertise will be raised while S&T capacity of the linked institutions will be enhanced. In this paper the abovementioned objectives are presented through the various activities accomplished in the first year of the project. These activities include both virtual training by experts in topics such as active remote sensing sensors and sophisticated algorithms, as well as scientific workshops dedicated to specific earth observation and cultural heritage aspects. During this first year, outreached activities have been also performed aiming to promote remote sensing and other non-destructive techniques, including geophysics, for monitoring and safeguarding archaeological heritage of Cyprus. The ATHENA center aims to serve the local community of Cyprus, but at the same time to be established in the wider area of eastern Mediterranean.
Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2016
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Papers by Marilisa Biscione
Convegno: "International Conference on Modern Age fortifications of the Mediterranean coast",
Florence 10-12, November 2016.